Man dies in one-car wreck

Saturday

A 24-year-old Columbia man died after being ejected from his car when it ran into a rock wall and overturned, according to a police report.

A 24-year-old Columbia man died after being ejected from his car when it ran into a rock wall and overturned, according to a police report.

Joseph Mark Dexter, 103 Brook Haven Drive, was traveling northbound on Nashville Highway about 2 a.m. Thursday when he veered into the median, began to spin backwards, crossed the roadís southbound lanes and slammed sideways into a rock wall on the west side of the highway, the report stated.

After hitting the wall, the car overturned and Dexter was ejected from the driverís side window. He was pronounced dead on arrival by EMS.

The report noted that alcohol was found in the car, and Dexter was not wearing a seat belt.

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